The Principal Investigator
Walter Adams, Ph.D.
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B.A. University of Chicago
Ph.D. UC Santa Cruz
Postdoc Tufts University School of Medicine - IRACDA Scholar
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Cell Type: The Mighty Neutrophil
Favorite Science Joke: Did you hear about the piece of DNA that was stranded on an island…
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Graduate Students
Devons Mo
B.S. in Biochemistry at UCLA
Current Lab Position: M.S. Student
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Cell: Memory B Cell
Favorite Science Joke: There are 2 cats on a roof. Which one slides off first? The one with the lowest μ.
Alternate Science Joke: Power has been pretty tired lately. His boss has been making him work over time.
Elaine Nguyen
B.S. in Microbiology at UC Davis
Current Lab Position: M.S. Student
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Cell: Stem Cells
Favorite Science Joke
Chemist 1: Did you hear oxygen and magnesium got together??
Chemist 2: OMg!
Tarek Jakoush
B.S. in Biology at SJSU
Current Lab Position: M.S. Student
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite cell: NK cells
Favorite Science Joke
Gurbir Kaur
Current Lab Position: M.S. Student
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2022 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
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Undergraduate Students
Janessa Caroza
Current Lab Position: Sophomore Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2020 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Systems Physiology
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Cell: Lymphocyte
Favorite Science Joke
Q: Why can't you trust an atom?
A: Because they make up everything!
Katherine Coll
Current Lab Position: Junior Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2019 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Systems Physiology
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Cell: Neutrophils
Favorite Science Joke
Q: Why is it bad to trust atoms?
A: They make up everything!
Nicole Homez
Current Lab Position: Sophomore Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Spring 2022 - Current
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Favorite Color: Blue Gray
Favorite Cell: Macrophage
Favorite Science Joke
Two chemists go into a bar. The first one says "I think I'll have H2O." The second one says "I think I'll have H2O too" — and he died.
Jasmin Do
Current Lab Position: Junior Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Summer 2021 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
Favorite Color: Lavender
Favorite Cell: Phagocytes
Favorite Science Joke
Q: What do biologists wear to impress their dates?
A: Designer genes!
Vivian Nguyen
Current Lab Position: Junior Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Summer 2021 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
Favorite Color: Ultramarine Blue
Favorite Cell: Macrophage
Favorite Science Joke
Q: How do you become the most cited scientist of all time?
A: Change your name to "et al".
Suhanee Zaroo
Current Lab Position: Sophomore Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Summer 2022 - Current
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Lab Alumni
Christian Aspiras
Current Lab Position: Senior Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2019 - Current
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Systems Physiology
Favorite color: Cobalt blue
Favorite cell: Hepatocytes
Favorite science joke: I had to make this really bad science joke because all the good ones Argon.
Marshall Cox
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Major: Microbiology
Current Position: Quality Control Technician at Protein Simple
Favorite Color: Dark Green
Favorite Cell: Myocytes
Favorite Science Joke
Q: Why are Helium, Cerium, and Barium medical elements?
A: If you can’t Heli-em or Cure-em, then you have to Bury-em.
Taylor Espicha
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in Lab: Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Major: Nutritional Science with Concentration in Dietetics
Current Position:
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Cell: Lymphocyte
Favorite Science Joke
Q: What do you call an acid with an attitude?
A: A-mean-oh-acid (amino acid)
Lena Huynh
Current Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Winter 2021 - Fall 2021
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
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Snizhana Khomych
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in Lab: Spring 2020 - Summer 2021
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Current Position: CLS in Training at Cal State LA CLS Training Program
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Favorite Cell: Natural Killer Cell
Favorite Science Joke
Q: What did the cell say when his sister stepped on his foot?
A: Mitosis.
Thaw Myint
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in Lab: Summer 2020 - Fall 2021
Major:
Current Position: Clinical Position
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Favorite Science Joke
Q: What kind of taxi does leukocytes ride?
A: Chemotaxis
Francisco Nunez
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in the Adams Lab: Fall 2019 - Spring 2022
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
Current Position:
Favorite Color: Army Green
Favorite Cell: Skeletal Muscle Cells
Favorite Science Joke
Q: What kind of bear dissolves in water?
A: A polar bear!
Fatima Rizvi
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in Lab: Summer 2020 - Fall 2021
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Systems Physiology
Current Position: Graduate Student in the METX PhD Program at UC Santa Cruz
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Cell: Neutrophil
Favorite Science Joke
Q: Where do proteins go when they get injured?
A: The ER.
Ty Supreme
Former Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Time in Lab: Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Major: Biology with a Concentration in Microbiology
Current Position: Graduate Student in the Genetics PhD Program at the University of Toronto
Favorite Color: Yellow.
Favorite Cell: Red Blood Cells.
Favorite Science Joke
Q: Why did the fungi leave the party?
A: Because there wasn’t mushroom.